National Republican., 1887-03-24

highest from $6.S3 TO $I37; the average
wages Of joiners from SAG to $5.11, and of
locksmiths from 1911 to $4.56. In an iron
foundry combined with machine factory
the average wages Of the smiths rose from
s4.09 to $5.55, OF the locksmlths from $5.2l
to S502, Of the molders from $40 to $6.14,
and of the grinders from S4.H to $5.01. In
another machine factory, the increase for
thelocksmiths was from $i.2S to $i.90, and
Of the molders from $4.99 to $571. Ina
spinning mill the increase among the spin
ners was from $500 to $5.02 per week, and
among the feeders and girls from 81. 10 to
$3.50. In a glove factory the wages
Of the cutters rose from $2.S5 to SO 81,
and Of the sewing and work prepar-
ing girls from 81 &c to S2.O2. In chair
factory the increase for the chair makers
was from So So to 1888 for a weeks work
Of siSty.six hours. In large mill near
Leipsic the wages OF stove polishers was
raised from $3.50 to S5,45; Of under mlllers,
from $4.99 to $5.95, and OF the mill work
men from SI66 to $5.21. In the gas works
at Leipsic wages have been increased from
$500 and $4.2S to s4.99 and $5.1i. The
average weekly wages OF stone masons, car
penters, and laborers, six years ago, were
respectively S411 and S3.0S, and are now
81. .33 and $3.50.
In the vicinity of Hirschburg, In an iron
mine, the wages were from 42 to so cents
per day. In a large textile establishment
employing 1,10O persons, tho wages run
from s1.O6 for girls, to SAG for masters
superintendents, and others, the ordinary
weaver getting Sl.s3 per week.
None Of the working days are less than
ten hours Of actual work and many OF them
run to sixteen hours Of actual labor.
Here are the yearly expenses for
food Of family of eight persons
Black bread, $54.45; butter, $26.52
potatoes, $11,18; coffee and chickory,
$9.2s, meat, S2G.1s; milk and curds,
$500; salt, $1.O7; flour, 1898; wheat bread,
s1071; lice and other vegetables, 1857; total
for one years food for eight persons, $15l. 49,
The head OF this family was working.
man and his income was $l9l.s2. His ex-
penses were s222.s1, of which sum SO 81
was expended for shoes and the same
amount for clothing for the entire family of
eight.
Here is the food for two weeks Of family
consisting Of man, his wife and two chill
dren, one and one II years old:
Fifty.two pounds OF black bread, six and a
half pounds Of meat, one pound Of suet,
one pound Of fat, one pound Of sausage,
tive and half pounds of sugar, one and
three. quarters each of rice, grain, ,and milet,
one pound Of coffee, fifty pounds Of pota-
toes, little butter, six herrings, and three
cans Of condensed milk for the child.
A locksmith with an income of $3.50 per
week, his family consisting Of himself, wife,
and two daughters, aged II and 13, had for
weeks food, three quarters OF pound OF
meat per day; potatoes, two pounds; black
bread, three pounds; two cents worth ol
pulse, one and half cents worth of vege
tables, seven cents worth of butter,
one cent Of cheese, one cent of flour
two cents Of coffee, one and one.q quarter
cents Of milk, one-third of cent of sugar
and three eggs during the week.
| These are samples given by Mr.. Smith
Of the amounts and quality Of food which
these workmen, whose hours OF labor rur
from eleven to sixteen, can afford for them
selves and families. Mr.. Monaghan, con
sui at Mannheim, says of the workers In the
factories: "The living, If living It can be
called, is very poor. Black bread, potatoes
in summer few greens, dandelions, Sc.
gathered in the tlelds.n